2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
supply
demands
of
its
customers
beyond
2018
at
a
later
date.
The
SFPUC
has
no
current
proposal
to
increase
diversions
from
the
Tuolumne
River,
and
has
stated
that
it
will
take
a
fresh
look
at
demand
and
supply
options.
In
addition,
SFPUC
staff
has
indicated
that
long-term
demand
from
wholesale
customers
may
be
down
from
where
it
was
during
the
WSIP
planning
process.
Such
reduced
demand
is
not
surprising
since
the
recent
recession
has
pushed
growth
projections
down
in
some
communities
and
the
current
drought
is
also
reducing
demand.
The
proposed
OID-Brisbane
water
transfer
would
not
alter
or
adversely
affect
the
SFPUC’s
current
work
with
the
USFWS
to
establish
updated
flow
management
standards
or
implementation
of
new
standards.
The
transfer
would
introduce
2
mgd
of
new
supply
into
the
Tuolumne
system
by
OID
transferring
2
mgd
of
its
supply
to
MID
for
use,
and
allowing
MID
to
forgo
use
of
2
mgd
of
its
Tuolumne
River
supply.
Thus,
there
would
be
no
net
increase
in
diversion
from
the
Tuolumne
River.
To
implement
the
proposed
water
supply
agreement,
Brisbane,
MID
and
the
SFPUC
will
develop
a
detailed
transfer
operation
plan
based
on
the
water
supply
demands
of
land
uses
approved
by
the
City
of
Brisbane
that
will
be
evaluated
in
a
subsequent
project-level
CEQA
document.
For
discussion
of
in-stream
flow
agreements,
see
Response
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.14-2
May
2015